Comments Off on SNL Mocks High Fructose Corn Syrup. Princeton Scientists Say No Laughing Matter (Video)
Remember those commercials produced by the Corn Refiners Association that touted the benefits of High Fructose Corn Syrup? Saturday Night Live has done its version of those commercials, mocking how the ads made those who were concerned about its effects look snobby and uninformed.
When mom 1 asks mom 2 if she’s really going to feed her child the HFCS drink, mom 2 replies the drink is simply, “made from corn, it’s natural enough and like sugar it’s fine in moderation.” She then remarks it’s not an easy decision between believing mom 1 and the “scientists,” since mom 1 is the stay at home mother who “drinks wine at 10 a.m.”
Mom 1 backs off and tries gentler conversation, complimenting mom 2 on her sweater. That’s when mom 2 confesses it used to be her daughter’s, but the daughter grew out of it. As the camera points to the daughter–drinking yet another glass of HFCS juice–it’s easy to tell the only “growing” the child has accomplished is the fat cells in her mid section and jaws.
The two original commercials for HFCS can be viewed below.
Months ago, Linda McCartney Foods launched a contest to find someone to create an award-winning vegetarian dish to be added to the company’s line of vegetarian foods. Three finalists have now been selected.
During the week of April 4-7, 2-minute commercials will be aired on ITV1’s This Morning showing the contestants making their dishes and asking viewers to vote online for their favorite. The winner will be announced on April 11 and have their dish added to the line.
So who are the three gastronomic geniuses from the UK seeking to pleasure your taste buds?
The paperback edition contains the same useful information about transitioning to a vegan diet, whether you’re interested in eating a few vegan meals a week or going totally raw. The Kind Diet also educates readers on the animal welfare and environmental reasons that motivate some to go vegan.
What’s great about the paperback edition is that it was created in an environmentally friendly manner. The book uses soy ink and is printed on recycled paper. Not only does soy ink produce less harmful chemicals like volatile organic compounds (VOC), it also makes recycling the paper it’s printed on easier because soy ink is easier to remove from printed paper.
As expected, Silverstone is touring to promote the paperback edition. Check out the dates below to see if she’s coming to a town near you.
Comments Off on Meatless Mouthful–Dr. Neal Barnard On Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” Campaign
“I’m still waiting to see how serious the administration is. Even naming it “Let’s Move” suggests that the problem is that kids aren’t sweating enough, and I think that’s a mistake. Researchers have looked at the causes of childhood obesity and the changes in physical activity and diet. And the changes in physical activity, while there for some kids, are not enough to account for the increase in obesity. If you tell a kid you’ve got to exercise off the calories they just ate in six chicken nuggets, that child has to run 3-1/2 miles. In theory, you can force children to exercise off the calories we are stuffing down their throats, but the issue really is the input side.”
—Dr. Neal Barnard, founder and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, on Michelle Obama‘s campaign to get kids fitter, Let’s Move!” Dr. Barnard, who follows a vegan diet, believes calorie counting is not necessary if people fill up on grains, beans, fruits and vegetables.
The PCRM recently unveiled its eating guidelines in what it calls the Power Plate. The Power Plate doesn’t recommend a definite number of servings from each food group, but simply advocates eating a completely plant-based diet, choosing foods from legumes, grains, fruits and vegetables on a daily basis.
And please don’t call him a vegan. Although he eats a plant-based diet, he said the word vegan, “sounds like I’ve got a red tie-dye shirt. What I say is that I follow a vegan diet. I use it as a word for foods, not people.”
Comments Off on Whole Foods Eco-Friendly Film Festival Highlights Healthy Food Choices
Whole Foods is sponsoring the Do Something Reel Film Festival, a collection of films featuring green and environmental themes that will show in commercial theatres across 70 cities from April 1 to mid-May.
The six films examine issues of sustainability the world faces today, with a heavy emphasis on food.
We suggest everyone watch Planeat, a film that looks at Western culture’s obsession with meat and dairy and gives evidence showing a more veggie-based diet could benefit both the environment and human health.
Comments Off on Steve-O Loves Elephant Lucy–Proves Jackasses And Republicans Can Get Along
Congress, listen up!
There’s no reason Democrats and Republicans can’t come together for the good of the country. Vegan Steve-O proves that a Jackass has no problem siding with an elephant.
The comedian and actor from the infamous series involving horrendous stunts on camera, Jackass, has expressed his thoughts on an elephant housed in the Edmonton Zoo in Canada, Lucy.
Comments Off on Wayne Pacelle Of Humane Society Writes “The Bond” About Animal-Human Relationships
Wayne Pacelle, CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, has written his first book, The Bond: Our Kindship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them, set for release next month by William Morrow.
Pacelle breaks The Bond into three parts: the relationship between people and animals, the destruction of the human-animal relationship and arguments against some of those most opposed to strenghthening animal welfare standards.
Comments Off on Kareena Kapoor Won’t Eat Eggs On Film Because Of Vegetarian Diet
Kareena Kapoor is one of those hot Bollywood actresses that won’t eat anything on screen she wouldn’t off.
Kapoor plays a hairstylist in the film Short Term Shaadi, and she was all set to shoot a breakfast scene in a cafe in the United States when she discovered the producers wanted her to eat pancakes with eggs.
